Learning Events

Workshop on the Provision of Weather- and Climate-Related Services for Least Developed Countries in Asia

9 Sep 2014 - 11 Sep 2014

Timphu, Bhutan

This workshop will provide an opportunity for Asian Least Developed COuntries to share their experiences and identify common challenges in order to tackle them through the adoption of a regional approach. These eight countries have diverse climate conditions, from coastal regions to high mountain regions, including some landlocked countries.

E-Learning Course on Economics of Climate-Resilient Development

8 Sep 2014 - 30 Sep 2014

Online

This e-learning course aims to explore the basics for developing economically viable climate-resilient plans. The course starts with a review of the scientific consensus on changes in climate patterns and projections to the future, and explains the rationale for countries to develop climate-resilient plans that will help them to move away from a business-as-usual development path. The course ends with a practical application of the How-to Framework, where learners will have the opportunity to put into practice their learning on how-to develop climate resilient plans, and how to factor-in the costs of adaptation. The practical application is based upon a policy scenario in the agricultural sector, where learners will need to make decisions for managing the country’s risk to the potential threats of climate change.

Evaluation of Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Actions

3 Sep 2014

Online

This webinar will discuss co-benefits assessment. It will start with a brief presentation of the efforts of the LEDS GP Working Group on Co-benefits, followed by a presentation on the methodology for the evaluation of co-benefits developed by the UNDP and the results of a recent pilot application in Colombia. The webinar is organized by LEDS LAC Secretariat and the Community of Practice of LEDS from Finanzas Carbono, and will be held in Spanish.

Short Course on Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation

3 Sep 2014 - 26 Sep 2014

Dresden, Germany

This short course addresses both water quantity & quality issues within an integrated water management. The curriculum comprises lectures, seminars, site visits and excursions on aspects like: meteorology (climate, water cycle); hydrology (water balance, basic hydraulics, catchment hydrology, hydrology of extremes); groundwater (groundwater flow, water extraction and safe yields, artificial groundwater recharge, salt water intrusion); surface water (irrigation, principles of reservoir design, sediment transport and erosion, flood protection, rehabilitation of rivers and lakes, ecology of inland waters, mechanisms of eutrophication); urban water (urban water infrastructure, water purification and distribution, waste water treatment); and decision support systems, to list some of them. After the completion of the course participants should be able to actively contribute to the conservation of water resources in their respective countries in general and with respect to climate change adaptation in particular.

Dresden University, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany

Language:

ENG

Workshop on the Use of Technology to Measure Carbon Emissions from the Loss of Forest Carbon

2 Sep 2014 - 4 Sep 2014

Panama City, Panama

This workshop will focus on how satellite technology can be used to estimate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from forests and land use change, forest carbon absorption, and change in forest areas. The workshop will also stress how to ensure that the use of remote sensing techniques meet the principles of consistency, precision, accuracy, comparability and transparency.

WHO Conference on Health and Climate

27 Aug 2014 - 29 Aug 2014

Geneva, Switzerland

This conference aims to catalyze action in addressing the impacts of climate change on health. Participants will focus on the thematic areas of strengthening health system resilience to climate risks and promoting health while mitigating climate change.

Workshop on Biogas Production from Family Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 Aug 2014 - 14 Aug 2014

Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

This workshop will look at how biogas production on family farms can contribute to resolving energy, water, waste and climate change problems, and isse several recommendations calling for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries to formulate policies and regulatory frameworks that promote biogas production and use among family farms in the region. The workshop's recommendations will then be shared with all LAC governments in a formal document.

UN Organization(s):

FAO, UNIDO

Partner(s):

ITP, Ministry of Foreign Realtion of Brazil, Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil, IICA, Latin American Energy Organization, IEA

Language:

ENG

Sustainable Livestock: Mitigation Opportunities, Competitiveness and Development in the Livestock Sector

6 Aug 2014

Online

This webinar will provide information on the context of the livestock sector and its potential to contribute to a low emission development, and two cases of important efforts in this field being developed in Costa Rica. The first case focuses on accounting for both emissions and capture of greenhouse gases in the livestock sector and the development of GHG balances. The second is a national project for implementation of good agricultural practices that will enhance the reduction of emissions and increase their removal, with the purpose of promoting a sustainable cattle raising activity.

UNESCO Workshop on Climate Change Education in Nepal

17 Jul 2014

Kathmandu, Nepal

This workshop will be attended by representatives from a wide range of agencies and interest groups, including the Ministry of Education, international organizations, NGOs, academia, several UN agencies and development partners. Participants will consider the findings of a report titled 'Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development: mapping of past and present CCESD activities and actors in Nepal' by the UNESCO Office in Kathmandu, which reveals that coordination among various governmental and non-governmental agencies, development partners and academia in CCE in Nepal has been limited. They will also address climate change contents integrated into teaching and learning materials for science classes at secondary level, as well as curricula development at the academic level, both supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

UN Organization(s):

UNESCO

Language:

ENG

Regional Training Workshop for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region on the Preparation of Biennial Update Reports (BURs) from Non-Annex I Parties

16 Jul 2014 - 18 Jul 2014

Panama City, Panama

This hands-on training aims to support the preparation of biennial update reports from non-Annex I Parties in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academy

13 Jul 2014 - 18 Jul 2014

Frankfurt, Germany

This summer academy offers an opportunity to gain extensive experience in public and private sector climate finance. This is taught through theoretical classroom learning enhanced by practical sessions in financial modeling and case studies. With a clear finance focus, the programme is suitable for both public and private sector practitioners, including entrepreneurs, project developers, private investors, initiator/fund houses, international development finance consultants and managers, plant operators and manufacturers, engineers and advisory professionals. Other interested parties, such as academics in finance and engineering are also welcome to apply to the programme.

Africa Carbon Forum 2014

2 Jul 2014 - 4 Jul 2014

Windhoek, Namibia

This forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in Africa. It is a place to discuss the latest development in the carbon market and how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other mitigation mechanisms can be successful in Africa. The Africa Carbon Forum includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions where carbon project developers can showcase their projects to investors and carbon buyers. Participants can expect:

- updates on recent developments in the international carbon market;- information on the challenges dealing with global climate change;- discussions with project developers and technical specialists from various sectors and technologies;- best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Africa;- sessions with respected experts from the public and private sector on strategies and measures promoting the benefits of the CDM in Africa emphasizing the new Programmatic CDM approach;- opportunities for CDM project developers to showcase projects to private sector representatives in matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions;- building networks and finding partners throughout the forum.

Course on IWRM as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change

30 Jun 2014 - 18 Jul 2014

Delft, The Netherlands

This course aims to give the participants an understanding of the relation between climate change and water resources. During the first week, the theoretical background is given. In a one-day field trip, a practical example of dealing with (future) climate change in a municipal water system is highlighted. In the second and third week entitled ‘framework for modeling in water and climate’, the participants learn to apply the climate change and variability issues in a set of modeling tools and come up with practical and integrated options to deal with climate issues in water management. The course is designed for professionals actively involved in the water and climate sectors.

Webinar on Building a Holistic NAMA MRV on a CDM Standardized Baseline

18 Jun 2014

Online

This webinar presents a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in the rice cultivation sector. Methane emissions from rice cultivation in irrigated rice fields are a major source of GHG emissions in many countries. The webinar provides an overview of how default emission factors developed as part of a standardized baseline can build the foundation of an easy-to-apply MRV framework using only the information on the area over which the NAMA intervention has taken place. Other topics to be discussed in this webinar include delivery of Environmental or Social Goods (ESG), challenges to the NAMA implementation and operational structure of the NAMA, as well as the possibilities for the promotion of similar mitigation actions in other countries.

High-Level Event on Land Use Management and Climate Change

17 Jun 2014

Washington DC, United States

This one-day meeting, organised by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the World Bank, the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), TerrAfrica and Connect4Climate will foster high-level discussions on common solutions to the interlinked challenges of climate change and desertification. The panel speakers will discuss the intersection of climate change, desertification and poverty, including discussion on Ethiopia's land management programme and UN programmes the help establish the link adressing desertification and adressing climate change.

E-learning Course on Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector

9 Jun 2014 - 29 Jun 2014

Online

This course aims to educate and enable key senior and mid-level executives to further understand the business complexities presented by climate change so that they can integrate it into corporate action plans and strategies; identify risks, opportunities and markets for new plans and strategies; and adapt the material for internal use, and use course material as a stand-alone reference guide.

Webinar on the Participation of the Private Sector in Low Emission Development Strategies

5 Jun 2014

Online

This webinar will showcase three of initiatives developed in Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico to discuss with speakers and participants about the challenges and opportunities of involving the private sector in all stages of design, implementation and evaluation of low-emission development strategies (LEDS).

Webinar on Poultry Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment

4 Jun 2014

Online

This webinar introduces three sector specific guidelines focusing on the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the poultry, small ruminant and animal feed supply chains. The guidelines present a methodology for the assessment of the environmental performance of livestock supply chains.

This one day conference will present an in-depth analysis of the existing and established carbon pricing initiatives and greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting frameworks around the world. These include monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) for GHG inventories at the national and sub-national levels (e.g., Covenant of Mayors), facility level in emissions trading schemes (e.g., EU, California) and voluntary corporate reporting frameworks (Carbon Disclosure Project) as well as sector-based and project-based in pay-for-performance mechanisms. Emerging innovative technologies for estimating GHG emissions in the academic and industrial research world will also be presented. The MRV procedures in the new and emerging carbon pricing initiatives will also be presented, with a specific focus on their similarities and differences with established mechanisms. Presenters and panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges for building credible, consistent, and compatible MRV infrastructure across the world to support global mitigation action.

Climate Finance and Investment Forum

2 Jun 2014 - 3 Jun 2014

Lomé, Togo

his forum will be aimed at facilitating finance of climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in the region by both public and private institutions. It will participants an overview of the latest developments and achievements regarding climate finance. Among the forum’s objectives are: to promote financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in West Africa ; to share knowledge about the latest developments and achievements regarding climate finance in West Africa and globally ; to network with peers from regional public and private financial institutions and to meet with clean energy project developers.

UN Organization(s):

UNEP, UNFCCC

Partner(s):

UNEP Risoe Center, Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)

Language:

ENG

E-learning Course on Policy Instruments for Low Emissions Development: From Design to Implementation

2 Jun 2014 - 20 Jun 2014

Online

This e-learning course aims to assist participants to plan, design and implement policy instruments to help spur their country into a low emissions development path. The course starts by discussing the rationale for Low Emissions Development (LED) policy and the expected benefits of such policies. It continues with a broad overview of LED policy instruments and is enriched with examples of how these instruments have been implemented worldwide. Individual lessons provide more details on the design and implementation of specific policy approaches, including information and labeling programs, voluntary industrial agreements, performance and technology standards for the industries and vehicles, emissions trading systems, and carbon taxes. The course finalizes by providing policy diagnosis tools and strategic guidance for policy implementation. The diagnosis tools can help countries to identify and select policy instruments suitable to their specific needs.

ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability, World Mayors Council on Climate Change

Language:

ENG

Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas

27 May 2014 - 29 May 2014

Guayaquil, Ecuador

This forum will bring together key disaster risk reduction (DRR) stakeholders throughout the Americas and will be a participative space for knowledge sharing that promotes the planning, monitoring and collective decision making and strategy, as well as actions to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), all with linkages to international and national climate change adaptation efforts. The Fourth Session is co-organized by the UNISDR Regional Office for the Americas (UNISDR - Americas) and Ecuador's Secretariat of Risk Management and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and participation planned by subregional DRR organizations. The forum will feature a high level panel on mainstreaming DRR and climate change adaptation in public policies, as well as four thematic sessions on: risk reduction and special segments of society; DDR, climate change and the development agenda; governance and public policies on risk reduction; regional consultation surrounding the new framework for DDR post-2015 (HFA2).